This collection of personal accounts forms a unique oral history of the Royal Naval Submarine Service, from the first Holland boats of1901to the giant Trident nuclear submarines of today. With linking commentary by the author, The Submariners is a vivid chronicle--in words and pictures--of the rigors and excitement of life beneath the ocean.

The Submariners: Life in British Submarines 1901-1999

History

WINTON, John

Military

Constable & Robinson Ltd.

John Winton, a retired Royal Navy officer, presents a selection of personal accounts covering the Royal Navy submarine service, from the first Holland boats of 1901 to the giant Trident nuclear submarines of today. Commentary by the author links the descriptions of tense patrols of World War I and World War II, the torpedo attacks on enemy warships, U-boats and merchant vessels, the horrors of depth charging, and the midget-submarine attacks on the Tirpitz. The deterrent patrols of the Cold War are also described, as well as the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano in the Falklands War. The book includes stories of survival and heroism, as well as anecdotes about daily life aboard the submarines.

Europe

Constable and Robinson

A famous account of one of the most dramatic and tragic episodes of the Second World War Published to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the outbreak of World War II

Carrier Glorious

Arrow (A Division of Random House Group)

Air Power at Sea 1939-45

SIDGWICK JACKSON

War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

Mayflower, 1978

This is a fully illustrated examination of the changes that have overtaken the world's naval aircrafts from the end of World War II to the present day, including the coming of jet fighters and nuclear-powered carriers, the arrival of the missile in air combat, the success of the "jump jet" from "Flying Bedstead" to Sea Harrier and the use of new devices such as the steam catapult, the angled flight deck, the mirror landing aid and the ejector seat. John Winton is a novelist and historian specializing in stories of the sea. His previous books include "Air Power at Sea 1939-1945".

Air Power at Sea: 1945 to Today

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Pan/Macmillan

Carrier 'Glorious : The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier

Cassell Military

In one of World War Two's great naval battles, the Royal Navy finally tracked down, cornered, and sank The Scharnhorst--a potent symbol of Nazi seagoing power that had wreaked havoc on Allied convoys. This gripping military tale reveals how the cruiser was lured out of her Norwegian haven on Christmas Day 1943...and in a climactic fight, perished under the big guns of the battleship Duke of York. Eyewitnesses recount this crucial victory that was helped by the cracking of German codes.

Cassell Military Classics: Death of the Scharnhorst (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Cassell

Sink the Haguro! The Last Destroyer Action of the Second World War

Carrier Glorius: The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier

Leo Cooper

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